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4:44 PM, Dec 3, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPERSenator John Barrasso of Wyoming believes President Barack Obama is "comfortable going off the [fiscal] cliff."
Read more... Hosted by Michael Graham.11:31 AM, Nov 30, 2012 • By TWS PODCASTTHE WEEKLY STANDARD podcast with Bill Kristol, hosted by Michael Graham:
Read more... 12:14 PM, Nov 16, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSONFirst off, it’s not a “fiscal cliff.” What we’re slated to hit as of New Year’s Day, as the Wall Street Journal notes, is a tax cliff. Our fiscal cliff, which drops off into a far deeper canyon, is what looms because of our $16,000,000,000,000 debt and the runaway entitlement spending that fuels it — Medicare, Medicaid, (and now) Obamacare. In truth, the debt deal passed in the summer of 2011 — which the press now says we must scrap if we are to avoid the “fiscal cliff” — was designed to postpone our going over the (actual) fiscal cliff.
Read more... 11:00 AM, Nov 14, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPERSenate aides confirm that Republican senator Mitch McConnell has been reelected minority leader in the Senate. Conservative stalwarts Pat Toomey and Marco Rubio spoke in favor of McConnell's nomination at the closed door session.
Read more... 8:41 PM, Nov 7, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPERVice President Joe Biden told reporters on Air Force Two today that last night's election represented a clear "mandate" to raise taxes.
"Where specifically do you think Republicans will be willing to compromise on issues of debt/deficit?" a pool reported asked Biden.
Read more... 2:02 PM, Oct 26, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSONNewly released figures from Gallup show that the demographics of the American electorate (age, race, sex, etc.) have changed very little since 2008 except in one way: Party affiliation has swung dramatically toward the Republican party, and away from the Democratic party, during President Obama’s term.
Read more... 2:37 PM, Oct 24, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSONThe latest Washington Post/ABC News poll projects a 5-point turnout advantage for Democrats over Republicans (34 to 29 percent) yet still shows Mitt Romney leading President Obama by 1 percentage point — 49 to 48 percent. This is Romney’s first lead since the summer in Washington Post/ABC News polling. Jon Cohen, director of polling for the Post, writes, “Political independents break for Romney by a 12-percentage-point margin on the subject [of the economy], a high for the campaign.”
Read more... 2:30 AM, Aug 31, 2012 • By FRED BARNESTampa A few hours before Mitt Romney spoke to the Republican convention last night, his campaign did something clever. It’s normal procedure before a major speech is to release excerpts so the evening TV news shows can preview the address. The Romney team did so, only these excerpts were dull and uninteresting.
Read more... 9:05 AM, Aug 16, 2012 • By WILLIAM KRISTOLCan you find the "MOST INTRIGUING SENTENCE" in today's Playbook from Politico? It's from these paragraphs:
Read more... 12:35 PM, Aug 14, 2012 • By WILLIAM KRISTOLI’m reassured—indeed, encouraged—indeed, buoyed!—by this morning's Politico article, "GOP pros fret over Paul Ryan." "GOP pros" are the stupidest part of "the stupid party." For one thing, they're not very professional—why are they using the press to take shots at the Ryan pick in the first place? For another, they're cowardly—“nearly all the Republican professionals interviewed for this story said they would share their unfiltered views only 'on background' rules of attribution." Most of all, they're a terrific contrarian indicator.
Read more... 10:21 AM, Jul 10, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSONThe New York Times reports that "a veteran Republican campaign consultant," speaking on the condition of anonymity and in an apparent time warp, said, "Anytime Republicans are debating taxes and the economy, we’re winning. Anytime we’re debating health care, they’re winning." In 2008, this might well have been true. But in 2012, well over two years into the era of Obamacare, it's an amazing and head-scratching statement.
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